Ibstock
Ibstock is a town and civil parish concerning 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Coalville in North West Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish was 5,760 at the 2001 census increasing to 6,201 at the 2011 census. The town is on the A447 road Between Coalville and also Hinckley. The toponym Ibstock could be a by-product of Ibestoche meaning the grange or hamlet of Ibba, which is an Old English personal name also discovered in other toponyms. The 1801 Census offers a complete population of 763, in 152 families, two-thirds took part in agriculture, the remainder in trade and also production. By 1811 the population had boosted to 836. Ibstock is a previous coal mining community as well as likewise has historic and also present factory that produce floor tiles, bricks, boots and shoes, and also light engineering. In the 19th century a branch of the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Train was constructed via the location as well as Heather & Ibstock train terminal was opened to offer the village. Passenger services finished in 1931, with the line with to Coalville East closing entirely in 1964, prior to the publication of the Reshaping of British Railways record. The station master's home on Station Road survives.